Additionally, Google says it is launching a search experience in Nigeria that allows users to explore health conditions based on symptoms, as well as recipe search for anyone who needs a little food inspiration.

It also announced the update of several products from its “Go” initiative, which were launched last year.

The Go product suite aims to give people with low bandwidth connections and low-RAM devices the best possible Google experience.

The new features include: Google Go which will allow web pages to be read out loud while highlighting each word so users can follow along.

Others include: YouTube Go where users will be able to browse downloaded YouTube Go videos, saved as .yt files, right from the gallery on their phones, Google Maps Go and Android Go

Listing some of its other achievements, the company said it has trained over 2.5 million of the 10 million Africans it had promised to train by 2022, under the Digital Skills Programme.